Pranapda Chirathivat

Pranapda is a Director and VP of Business Development for Siam Motors Group, a diversified group of companies that has dominated the automobile and parts industry in Thailand for over 60 years. Apart from its core business of automotive manufacturing of Nissan cars, Siam Motors Group is also a key player in manufacturing construction equipment, including Komatsu heavy machinery, Daikin air conditioning, and Hitachi elevators, as well as numerous automotive parts which includes GS Battery, NSK Bearing, Mahle, KYB, Valeo, NSK Spark Plug, and Bosch Automotive to name a few. The group has also diversified into music schools and equipment, namely Yamaha Music, which to date has 88 branches across the country.  Pranapda is President of Yamaha Music Thailand and founder of Dragonly360, a content platform to mobilize society towards gender equality. 

In 2005, Pranapda founded Paroshoot Group, a fashion retail and distribution company started with brands that include Christian Louboutin, Missoni, Petit Bateau, and Berluti. She also holds a BA from Brown University in Business economics and another degree in Interior Design from UCLA.  She is a partner at DWP Design, a design firm that provides architectural and interior design services across Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.  She is also Chapter Chair of YPO SEA Angels and a founding member of YPO Zen Pacific.